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The Dialect of Cornwall in Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect
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The Dialect of Cornwall in Conjunction with Brian Stevens Recorder of Dialect
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| A WORDS | B WORDS | C WORDS | D WORDS | E WORDS | F WORDS | G WORDS | H WORDS | I WORDS | J WORDS | K WORDS | L WORDS | M WORDS |
| N WORDS | O WORDS | P WORDS | Q WORDS | R WORDS | S WORDS | T WORDS | U WORDS | V WORDS | W WORDS | X WORDS | Y WORDS | Z WORDS |
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Jack |
A machine used in former times for turning roasting spit |
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Jack Harry's Light |
Phantom lights seen to play on the ship topmasts during storms |
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Jack-o-lantern |
The Will-o-the-wisp |
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Jack-o-lent |
A slovenly dirty fellow |
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Jack-ralph. |
The rock ray.. The rasp |
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Jaffle |
A lot of talk. Also a handfull of hay or straw |
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Jail. Jank |
To hurry along. To walk quickly |
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Jakes |
A state of untidiness |
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Jale. |
To hurry at a forced pace |
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Jan-joak, John-joak. |
A snail |
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Jan. Jansy |
Two-faced |
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Jannack |
A lout |
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Jankin. |
hurrying |
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Jaunders. Janders |
Jaundice |
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Jaypie. |
The Jay |
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Jealous. |
Suspicious |
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Jellyflower. |
The Gillyflower. The stock |
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Jeaward. |
A redwing |
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Jennyquick. |
A sort of goffering iron |
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Jest |
Just |
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Jet |
To hustle. Push |
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Jib. Jibbed. Gibbing |
Refusing to pull (as with a horse) |
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Jibs. |
Small waste pieces of cloth |
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Jick. Yuck or yock |
To hiccough |
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Jiggle. Jiggling |
To shake. shaking |
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Jiggety-jig. |
Jog-trot, sc as riding in a shaky vehicle |
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Jimmery-Chry. |
Surprize. Exclamtion |
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Joan-blunt |
Outspoken woman |
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Johnner |
A kind of starling |
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Johnny-comr-fortnight. |
A traveling draper |
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Joice |
Juice |
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Joram |
A large cup. Earthenware vessal |
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Joudlum. |
Squashed to a joudlum |
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Jouse. |
To jolt. To hustle |
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Jouds. Jowds |
Pieces 'Squashed to jouds' |
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Jouster. Jowster |
Hawker of butters, eggs, fish |
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Jowders. |
Bits and pieces |
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Jump the country. |
Run away. Bolt |
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Just alive. |
When ore in a lode can hardley be seen |
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